The Michael Steele Podcast

Does Power Corrupt, Or Are Corrupt People Drawn To Power?: With Brian Klaas [Rebroadcast]

Note: This episode originally aired in December of 2021.Michael speaks with Brian Klaas about his new book, "CORRUPTIBLE: Who Gets Power & How it Changes Us." The pair discuss the psychology behind wh...

5 Okt 202254min

Quick Take: How Tech and Media Are Affecting Our Discourse

Michael speaks with comedian, Emmy nominee and Daily Show correspondent Jordan Klepper about how he's able to interview MAGA nuts, anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists all while staying calm and comp...

1 Okt 202212min

We Are Fighters, Not Victims: With Iuliia Mendel

Iuliia Mendel, former Press Secretary to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, joins The Michael Steele Podcast to discuss her new memoir, "The Fight of Our Lives:My Time with Zelenskyy, Ukraine's ...

28 Sep 202251min

Quick Take: America's Complicated Relationship with Guns

Note: This episode originally aired in January of 2022.Michael speaks with Professor Carol Anderson about voter suppression, how the 2nd Amendment is rooted in anti-Blackness and how looking to histor...

24 Sep 202217min

The 25-Year Decline of the Republican Party: With Dana Milbank

Dana Milbank joins The Michael Steele Podcast to discuss his new book, "The Destructionists: The Twenty-Five Year Crack-Up of the Republican Party." The pair discuss how the GOP has been deteriorating...

21 Sep 202259min

Quick Take: Elections Can Change

Michael Steele speaks with Simon Rosenberg, President of New Democratic Network, about what the polling is telling us about the midterm elections. The pair discuss where polling places Democrats and R...

19 Sep 202217min

Between Two Worlds: With Jordan Klepper

16 Sep 20221h 3min

Quick Take: The New Redeemers

Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. and Michael Steele discuss the ways in which our history informs our present. The pair take a look at Dr. Glaude's latest best seller, "Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and It...

10 Sep 202216min